Faculty Mentors

Richard Amasino
Professor
amasino@biochem.wisc.edu

Developmental biology, gene expression, and RNA biology

Richard Amasino
Matthew Anderson
Associate Professor
mzanderson@wisc.edu

Genetic variation of human fungal pathogens

Matthew Anderson
Cécile Ané
Professor
cecile.ane@wisc.edu

Statistical methods, evolutionary biology

Cécile Ané
Jean-Michel Ané
Professor
jeanmichel.ane@wisc.edu

Nitrogen-fixation, mycorrhiza, symbiosis, evolution, and rhizobium

Jean-Michel Ané
Nick Balster
Professor
njbalster@wisc.edu

Soil Ecology, Plant Physiological Ecology, and Education

Nick Balster
David Baum
Professor
dbaum@wisc.edu

Plant phylogenetics, conceptual issues in evolution and systematics, origin of life

David Baum
Andrew Bent
Professor
afbent@wisc.edu

Plant responses to pathogens, molecular basis of plant disease resistance.

Andrew Bent
Grace Boekhoff-Falk
Associate Professor
boekhofffalk@wisc.edu

Development and evolution of neural systems

Grace Boekhoff-Falk
Karl Broman
Professor
broman@wisc.edu

Applied statistics, statistical genetics, statistics, computational biology, and data science

Karl Broman
Jake Brunkard
Assistant Professor
brunkard@wisc.edu

Evolution and regulation of metabolism in plants

Jake Brunkard
Zuzana Burivalova
Assistant Professor
burivalova@wisc.edu

Tropical forest ecology, conservation biology, sustainable forestry

Zuzana Burivalova
Kenneth Cameron
Professor
kmcameron@wisc.edu

Plant systematics and evolution

Kenneth Cameron
Marc Chevrette
Assistant Professor
chevrette@wisc.edu

Secondary metabolism and how it relates to interspecies interactions.

Marc Chevrette
Kerri Coon
Associate Professor
kerri.coon@wisc.edu

Ecology and Evolution of Host-Associated Microbes, Insect Microbiomes, Mosquito-Gut Microbiota Interactions, Vector-Borne Disease

Kerri Coon
James Crall
Assistant Professor
james.crall@wisc.edu

Pollination, agroecology, behavioral ecology, global change, planetary health

James Crall
Ellen Damschen
Professor
damschen@wisc.edu

Conservation Biology, Ecology

Ellen Damschen
Natalia De Leon
Professor
ndeleongatti@wisc.edu

Plant breeding, quantitative genetics, corn, maize, and silage

Natalia De Leon
Ankur Desai
Professor
desai@aos.wisc.edu

Climate and Climate Change, Large Scale Dynamics

Ankur Desai
Colin Dewey
Professor
colin.dewey@wisc.edu

Computational biology, bioinformatics

Colin Dewey
Hilary Dugan
Associate Professor
hdugan@wisc.edu

Aquatic Biology, Ecology

Hilary Dugan
Eve Emshwiller
Associate Professor
emshwiller@wisc.edu

Ethnobotany and systematics, domestication and evolution of crop plants, conservation of genetic diversity, evolution of polyploidy

Eve Emshwiller
Zac Freedman
Associate Professor
zfreedman@wisc.edu

Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Sustainability

Zac Freedman
Thomas Friedrich
Professor
tfriedri@wisc.edu

RNA virus evolution, transmission, and pathogenesis

Thomas Friedrich
Audrey Gasch
Professor
agasch@wisc.edu

Functional, comparative and computational genomics

Audrey Gasch
Holly Gibbs
Professor
hkgibbs@wisc.edu

Land-use change, deforestation and carbon emissions

Holly Gibbs
Emile Gluck-Thaler
Assistant Professor
gluckthaler@wisc.edu

Molecular genetics, evolutionary genomics, host-microbe interactions, fungi

Emile Gluck-Thaler
Tony Goldberg
Professor
tgoldberg@vetmed.wisc.edu

Ecology‚ Epidemiology‚ and Evolution of Health and Disease

Tony Goldberg
Claudio Gratton
Professor
cgratton@wisc.edu

Landscape ecology, food webs, conservation, biological control

Claudio Gratton
Russell Groves
Professor
rgroves@wisc.edu

Vegetable crops IPM, insects in relation to plant disease, resistance management

Russell Groves
Christelle Guédot
Associate Professor
guedot@wisc.edu

Fruit Crop Entomology, Pollination Ecology research

Christelle Guédot
John Hawks
Professor
jhawks@wisc.edu

Biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, anthropological genomics, and South Africa

John Hawks
Jessica Hite
Assistant Professor
jhite2@wisc.edu

Host-pathogen evolution and co-evolution, nutritional immunology, quantitative modeling of infectious disease dynamics

Jessica Hite
Chris Hittinger
Professor
cthittinger@wisc.edu

Evolutionary genomics of yeast carbon metabolism with applications in brewing and bioenergy

Chris Hittinger
Leslie Holland
Assistant Professor
laholland@wisc.edu

Plant pathology, extension, integrated plant disease management

Leslie Holland
Sara Hotchkiss
Professor
shotchkiss@wisc.edu

Studies of vegetation history, climate history, ecosystem response to climate change, disturbance and landscape dynamics, and paleoecology.

Sara Hotchkiss
Evelyn Howell
Professor
eahowell@wisc.edu

Ecology, restoration ecology, preservation, natural resource management

Evelyn Howell
Jessica Hua
Associate Professor
jhua23@wisc.edu

Ecology, evolution, ecotoxicology, and disease ecology

Jessica Hua
Anthony Ives
Professor
arives@wisc.edu

Theoretical ecology, experimental ecology, predator-prey interactions, terrestrial insect systems

Anthony Ives
Randall Jackson

rdjackson@wisc.edu

Grassland Ecology, Agroecology, Bioenergy, Grazing

Randall Jackson
Ken Keefover-Ring
Associate Professor
ken.keefoverring@wisc.edu

Biogeography, Chemical ecology, Plant-animal interactions

Ken Keefover-Ring
Chris Kucharik
Professor
kucharik@wisc.edu

Agroecology, environmental biophysics, ecosystem modeling, biogeochemistry

Chris Kucharik
Steven Loheide
Professor
loheide@wisc.edu

Ecohydrology

Steven Loheide
Erika Marin-Spiotta
Professor
marinspiotta@geography.wisc.edu

Biogeochemistry, Global Change, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Land Use, Ecosystem function

Erika Marin-Spiotta
Kate McCulloh
Professor
kmcculloh@wisc.edu

Whole-plant ecological physiology; long distance water transport; plant responses to drought and other abiotic stresses

Kate McCulloh
Katherine (Trina) McMahon
Professor
trina.mcmahon@wisc.edu

Microbial ecology, microbial genomics, microbial evolution, limnology, and freshwater sciences

Katherine (Trina) McMahon
Chris Muir
Assistant Professor
dmuir@wisc.edu

Evolution, ecophysiology, statistics, modeling

Chris Muir
Adela Oliva Chavez
Assistant Professor
olivachvez@wisc.edu

Molecular host-pathogen interactions, Vector-pathogen interactions

Adela Oliva Chavez
John Orrock
Professor
jorrock@wisc.edu

Apparent competition, behavioral ecology, conservation, plant-consumer interactions, and spatial ecology

John Orrock
Mutlu Ozdogan
Associate Professor
ozdogan@wisc.edu

Remote sensing, hydrology, land-use/land-cover change

Mutlu Ozdogan
Jonathan Patz
Professor
patz@wisc.edu

Environmental public health, climate change, built environment, and land use change

Jonathan Patz
Jonathan Pauli
Professor
jnpauli@wisc.edu

Conservation biology, community ecology, and carnivore ecology

Jonathan Pauli
Bret Payseur
Professor
payseur@wisc.edu

Evolution of extreme phenotypes, genetic recombination, speciation, and population genomics

Bret Payseur
Zach Peery
Professor
mpeery@wisc.edu

Conservation biology, wildlife population dynamics, and molecular ecology

Zach Peery
Anna Pidgeon
Professor
apidgeon@wisc.edu

Conservation, wildlife habitat selection, avian ecology, and landscape ecology

Anna Pidgeon
John Pool
Professor
jpool@wisc.edu

Population genomics and the genetic basis of adaptive evolution

John Pool
Volker Radeloff
Professor
radeloff@wisc.edu

Conservation biology, remote sensing, land use, biodiversity, and landscape ecology

Volker Radeloff
Mark Renz
Professor
mrenz@wisc.edu

Weed Science, invasive plants

Mark Renz
Adena Rissman
Professor
arrissman@wisc.edu

Land conservation, socioecological systems, society and natural resources, land trusts, and conservation easements

Adena Rissman
Sean Schoville
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
sean.schoville@wisc.edu

Molecular ecology, population genetics, global change biology, conservation

Sean Schoville
Nathaniel Sharp
Assistant Professor
nathaniel.sharp@wisc.edu

Mutation, Evolution, Genome Architecture, Genetic Variation, Sexual Selection

Nathaniel Sharp
Claudia Solis-Lemus
Associate Professor
solislemus@wisc.edu

Statistics, data science, phylogenetics, and microbiome

Claudia Solis-Lemus
Emily Stanley
Professor
ehstanley@wisc.edu

Aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry

Emily Stanley
Shawn Steffan
Associate Professor
steffan2@wisc.edu

Trophic ecology

Shawn Steffan
Philip Townsend
Professor
ptownsend@wisc.edu

Forest remote sensing and spatial analysis

Philip Townsend
Adrian Treves
Professor
atreves@wisc.edu

Carnivores, conservation ecology, and human dimensions

Adrian Treves
Amy Trowbridge
Associate Professor
amtrowbridge@wisc.edu

Ecophysiology, chemical ecology, forest entomology, plant-insect interactions

Amy Trowbridge
Monica Turner
Professor
turnermg@wisc.edu

Ecosystem ecology, landscape ecology, forests, fire, and disturbance

Monica Turner
Timothy Van Deelen
Professor
trvandeelen@wisc.edu

Conservation and management of large mammals

Timothy Van Deelen
Jake Vander Zanden
Professor
mjvanderzand@wisc.edu

Lakes, freshwater, food webs, stable isotopes, and invasive species

Jake Vander Zanden
Jesse Weber
Assistant Professor
jnweber2@wisc.edu

Animal behavior, aquatic biology, bioinformatics, ecology, evolution, genetics/genomics, and physiology

Jesse Weber
Grace Wilkinson
Assistant Professor
gwilkinson@wisc.edu

Ecosystem ecology, limnology, and biogeochemistry

Grace Wilkinson
John Williams
Professor
jww@geography.wisc.edu

Ecological impacts of global climate change, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, earth system science, conservation biology

John Williams
Benjamin Zuckerberg
Professor
bzuckerberg@wisc.edu

Modern climate change and habitat loss

Benjamin Zuckerberg